Fort Smallwood Park
Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 21, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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BV 4 59 151
TV 108 1576 4069
OS 19 307 391
BE 2 23 36
NH 4 64 77
SS 129 459 661
CH 29 132 278
NG 0 0 0
RS 4 21 124
BW 18 42 42
RT 11 72 212
RL 0 0 0
GE 0 0 0
AK 21 388 476
ML 2 35 35
PG 0 0 0
UR 5 20 47
Total: 356 3198 6599
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00 EST
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Sue Ricciardi
Observers: Cal Orvis, Dan Stewart, Hal Wierenga, Jeff Hook,
Marty Miller, Ralph Geuder
Visitors: Greg Futral, Christine, Jay McGann, Vince Marier, Whitman Miller, Dave;
Nolan Britt and Fred Atwood with 4 high school students; Howard County
Bird Club (15), Marian Argentino with Chesapeake Audubon Society (4)
Weather: Mostly sunny; 48-76 degrees; light winds; good visibility
Raptor Observations: Nice flight of Sharpies
Non-raptor Observations: 150 migrant American Goldfinches
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Report submitted by Sue Ricciardi ()
Site Description: Fort Smallwood Park is located on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay at
the mouth of the Patapsco River, 11 miles south of Baltimore, MD. Best
winds are from the southwest.
Directions to site: For directions and more info, go to
http://www.mdbirds.org/sites/mdsites/hawks/hawkwatch.html
Black Vulture; TV Turkey Vulture; OS Osprey; SK Swallow-tailed Kite; MK
Mississippi Kite; BE Bald Eagle; NH Northern Harrier; SS Sharp-shinned Hawk; CH
Cooper's Hawk; NG Northern Goshawk; RS Red-shouldered Hawk; BW Broad-winged
Hawk; RT Red-tailed Hawk; RL Rough-legged Hawk; GE Golden Eagle; AK American
Kestrel; ML Merlin; PG Peregrine Falcon; UA Unidentified Accipiter; UB
Unidentified Buteo; UF Unidentified Falcon; UR Unidentified Raptor |